Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-02-05
state Nev -.

/ Masonic lodge IN Berkele.
Springs.
Near Fro $, Pocahon tas county, O.
tine 25th In ST., Hanptc N Corbitt wa
killed Will Q telling q b ee.
The measles have broken out il
Grant district, Mario county, and
fears are entertained that the disease
may spread through 81 sveral communi
ties.
There are now confined in the
West Virginia penits ntiary 100 males
and 10 females, During the year
1886, 104 persons. were received, al
the institution.
While several me n were cutting d
coon treo nesx Peel Tree, Barbonr
country, Luther La nee was struck by
. limb, which brol9e off as tho tree
started to fall striking him on tho
top of the head, breaking his skull
bone He only lived about 36hours
Mis-. Mazella Hays, residing noar
Logansport, Marion county, was Ia
tally burned not long since. Sho
was standing near the fire place
straining milk, when her clothing TO-
nited from the fire in tho CRATE aud
before the fame could DO extinguish-
ed she received fatal injuries. She
was about % years Of age.
Quite an excitement was caused at
Keyser, Sunday last, by the blasting
of the ice, which was gorged ut the
new railroad bridge in the river.
Dynamite was used with effective re
suits. The ice which was started af-
ter o half dozen blasts, and moved
for D mile up the river, with consid
cradle noise. Many people witness
ed, the sight. fi, ~
A terrible fight took place near the
mouth of West Fork. Writ county,
last Saturday, in which six or eight
men and a womaaa or two figured.
The difficulty grew out ofsonle neigh
borhood talk aboata feanaIe member
Of one Of the belligerent families and
resulted in two or three broken
heads and battered jaws, two or three,
at least of the CONTESTANTS being ser
iously injured. '51ge
A man named w. s. Kiser, form
erly an Adventist preacher, was ar
rested by Deputy u. S. Marshal
Mehon few days since, for violation
Of the revenue law. He had den
near the angle Of the conntries Of
Roane, Jackson and Kanawha, and
here he would sell quart Of SILT for
fifty cents and throw in pint of zap
pie Jack He had aroand, him q
gang of desperadoes,. and he and
they were a terror to the country
round.
The Braxton Centred says; "News
reached us Thursday of terrible
crime prepetrated ON Long Run, this
county, some ten or fifteen daya ago
which resulted in the death o. Levi
Plyman, which occurred last Monday.
1t seems that Plyman, who Ia q mar
ried man, living on Oil creek, this
county, was on Long Run, where
lives some women of questionable
characters. Some parties, whose
names for the present are suppressed
caught Plyman and performed a
nameless operating upon him, which
caused his death as above. We un-
derstand some Of the parties who
committed the crime are known, but
do not know that any arrests have
been made"
Newburg, Preston county, is again
excited, this time over the myster-
ious disappearance OF one of her citi.
zens Until several days ago,
Lewis, miner employed in the shaft
and resident of the town for some
time, was, upon the evening Of his
disappearance, seen to enter drink
ing place where he became involved
in quarrel with the proprietor, q
man by the name of Belts, and has
not been seen since. Some say q
pistol shot was heard in the house
on the evening in question, but mo
positive proof can be had as to the
fact. 1t was also reported that
Lewis had been foun2 in one of the
deserted coal mines on the hill above
town, but that, to, is denied, and as
yet 10 clew as to his whereabouts
nas been found although search has
left for parts unknown while under
the influence Of liquor, while Others
entertain the belief that he has been
foully dealt with and his body secret
ed The latter class is not positive
enough that their theory ID correct to
cause any arrests to be made s,..
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AT Castle Garden q wedding ring is
kent to be used in inapaifyrart n,ar